I told my friend not to buy a bunch of the crappy products in the “as seen on TV aisle” at the grocery store. There’s all sorts of weird gadgets and devices that you see from infomercials played on TV at right tomorrow’s the day. A lot of these products are used entirely in the kitchen. One of the most popular ones is a copper coated fry pan that allegedly is completely non-stick. They used to run commercials where they would fry a slice of cheese on the surface of the pan and then flip it over like a pancake with no sticking. I think they would get the highest quality fans they can find in their lineup to use for the commercials. I remember reading internet forum posts back in the day about people complaining that these pans were terrible quality when they got them all. They just weren’t performing to the degree that the commercial suggested. However there were a few people who got their pants that said that they worked as well as the commercial. But the most recent as seen on TV product that I’ve been angry about the most is the personal air cooler. Unless you live in an environment where you need a humidifier, a personal air cooler is going to do a little more than add humidity to your indoor air. It’s like a miniature swamp cooler that only really works in low humidity environments. Otherwise you’re making your room or house muggy and swampy-feeling as a result.one of the employees at my doctor’s office uses one of these personal air coolers and I hate it when they turn it on. Feels like you’re getting blasted with a cloud of steam.